Tobacco-pipe



No. 609,764. Patented Aug. 23, I898. W. V. SMITH & H. B. BARTON.

TOBACCO PIPE.

[Application filed Sept. 10, 1897.)

(No Model.)

W W a projecting upwardly.

WILLIAM V. SMITH AND HENRY B.

PATENT OFFICE.

BARTON, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

TOBACCO-PIPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 609,764, dated August 23, 1898.

Application filed September 10, 1897. Serial No. 651,247. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM V. SMITH and HENRY B. BARTON, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tobacco-Pipes; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it 'appertains to make and use the same, refercnce belng had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in tobacco-pipes; and it consists of the features hereinafter described and claimed, all of which will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top view of our improved pipe. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken through the bowl on the line w 0;, Fig. 1, the stem being partly broken away where the orifice therein registers with the smoke-exit in the bottom of the bowl.

Similar reference characters indicating corresponding parts in these views, let the numeral 5 designate the bowl of the pipe,which may be composed of any suitable material, as clay, wood, meerschaum, or any of the various materials used for this purpose at the present time. As shown in the drawings, the body of the bowl has the shape of a bent tube, the bend being at the bottom and both ends Through the solid portion 5 of the bowl, below the tobacco-chamber, is formed an opening 7, in which is inserted the detachable stem 6, having an orifice adapted to register with the smoke-exit or passage-way 7, formed in the solid portion of the bowl-bottom. This passage-way 7 communicates at one extremity with the tobaccochamber of the bowl and at the opposite extremity with the longitudinal smoke passageway 9 in the stem. The lower extremity of the stem is normally closed by a detachable cap 6. The stem is further provided with a collar 6, which forms a stop against further movement of the stem when its orifice 9 registers with the passage-way 7 The tobacco-chamber of the pipe may for convenience be referred to as composed of the bottom A and the two upright parts B and 0, connected by the portion A. The top of the part 0 is always open. The top of the part B is tightly closed by a suitable hinged cap 8, except when the pipe is being filled.

In beginning the use of the pipe it may be filled with tobacco at one or both ends, as may be desired. The cap 8 is then closed and the tobacco lighted at the top of the chain her part 0. As the tobacco burns away and the smoker desires to replenish the pipe, he opens the cap 8 and crowds the tobacco in the chamber part B downwardly and through the bottom part A into the chamber part 0. More tobacco is then placed in the part B and crowded down, as before, if desired, until the tobacco-chamber is again filled. It will be observed that this is accomplished without extinguishing the fire in the pipe, since the tobacco is inserted from the opposite extremity to that in which the fire is exposed. This operation may be repeated as often as necessary without relighting the pipe. After each refilling of the pipe the cap 8 should be tightly closed. This cap should be of such construction as to hermetically seal the end of the pipe to which it is attached, since it is not de sirable that there should be any circulation of air through the partB in the chamber.

WVhen it is desired to clean the stem, the cap 6? is removed and liquid blown through the stem until it is thoroughly cleansed of all impurities. 7

It must be understood that we do not limit the invention to any special shape of pipe bowl, as we are aware that many different designs may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described our invention,what we claim is In a tobacco-pipe, the combination of abowl provided with two openings besides the smoke-exit, suitable means for tightly closing one of said openings, the bowl of the pipe being provided with a projection extending below the tobacco-chamber and having a stemopening formed therethrough below the two main openings in the bowl, and a smoke-exit leading downward from the tobacco-chamber to said opening, and a stem passing through the said opening and having a port registering with the smoke-exit, the protruding extremity of the stem adjacent the bowl of the pipe having a detachable closure to facilitate I0 cleaning.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM V. SMITH. HENRY B. BARTON.

Witnesses:

EDITH HIMSWORTH, ALFRED J. OBRIEN. 

